Learning Linux can be intimidating for beginners, but fear not because we’ve got your back. In this article, we will show you how to save the results of a terminal command and save them to a file in just a few simple steps.
Let’s say you want to take the results of a command such as listing all the stuff on your desktop using the “LS” command and save it to a file. You can do this easily without having to copy and paste by using the greater than operator and naming your file whatever you want. For example, to save the results of the “LS” command to a file called “bacon”, type “LS > bacon” in the terminal.
It’s important to remember that if you run the same command again on the same file, any content that was already in that file will be overridden. So, if you want to append to the file instead, you can use the “-” symbol along with the greater than symbol to add the results of a new command to the end of the existing file. For example, to add the results of the “PWD” command to the end of the “bacon” file, type “PWD >> bacon” in the terminal.
By following these simple steps, you can easily save the results of any terminal command to a file and reuse it later. Linux might seem daunting at first, but with practice, it can become second nature. Happy coding!